Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC250   19946-20026 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/22/94
ABC250 19946-20026 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Advanced Piping Blueprints/Drawings
Reading and interpreting piping and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs) and isometric drawings. Pipefitting standards, codes and specifications. Prerequisites: (Indentured status with Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. and ABC116) or permission of apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC250   19946-20026 Advanced Piping Blueprints/Drawings
1. Identify symbols and abbreviations on piping and instrumentation drawings. (I)
2. Identify piping arrangement drawings including coordinates and elevations. (II)
3. Read and interpret coordinates, control points and elevations. (II)
4. Read and interpret P & IDs, plan views and section views. (I, II)
5. Identify isometric drawings. (III)
6. Read isometric drawings taken from plan views. (III)
7. Draw isometric drawings. (III)
8. Read and interpret pipefitting standards and codes. (IV)
9. Read and interpret pipefitting specifications. (V)
10. Identify pipe and components according to specifications. (VI)
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ABC250   19946-20026 Advanced Piping Blueprints/Drawings
    I. Piping and Instrumentation Drawings - Symbols, Abbreviations, Elevations and Views
        A. Process piping
        B. Line numbers
        C. Match lines
        D. Piping components
        E. Process equipment
        F. Instrumentation
      II. Piping Arrangement Drawings
          A. Control points
          B. Coordinates
          C. Elevations
        III. Reading and Interpreting Isometric Drawings (ISOs)
            A. ISO ABC-456
            B. Checking dimensions
            C. Identifying pipe supports
            D. Calculating cut lengths
            E. Drawing ISOs
          IV. Pipefitting Standards and Codes
              A. Standard and code sponsors
              B. Code changes
              C. Commonly used codes
                1. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) boiler and pressure vessel code
                2. ASME code and pressure piping
                3. ASME structural welding code
            V. Pipefitting Specifications
                A. Information required
                B. Change orders
                C. Welding procedure specifications
              VI. Pipe and Components
                  A. Identification
                  B. Specifications
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